Monasticism originated in Egypt in the 3rd century AD with the rise of the Desert Fathers and Mothers who withdrew from society to live a more ascetic and contemplative life. Saint Anthony the Great is often considered the father of monasticism for his influential role in developing the early monastic movement.
Answer 1: Assuming western monasticism; the founder of western monasticism is widely considered to be St. Benedict of Nursia.
Monasticism is a life of living apart from society in order to better worship.
St. Antony of Egypt originally developed monasticism of the solitary, hermit type. St. Benedict of Nursia developed the cenobites, or monks who lived together in monasteries, this later type of monasticism became the overwhelming type that all western monasticism following for the next fourteen centuries.
No, there are no Muslim monks as monasticism is prohibited by Islam. Many European Jews observed monasticism although Judaism, likewise prohibits it. Monasticism is only seen among many Christian sects.
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St. Benedict of Nursia is called the Father of Western Monasticism.
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